Lawrence: In NY courtroom, Trump's now just another guy from Queens in trouble - The Last Word - MSNBC

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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell analyzes Donald Trump’s first day in court in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud suit against him, including the many lies Trump told today about Attorney General James and the judge overseeing the case. - Aired on 10/02/2023.

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1. Peeling back the layers of deceit for decades

And what is exposed is a big fat lie dressed up like a savvy billionaire who actually is a fraud.

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2. And he's still lying and issuing attacks as he faces trial - what does it take??

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3. I think it's so ingrained over the years he actually thinks

He’s better than everyone else. He has bought into his own imaginary exceptionalism that anyone dare to oppose or challenge him, it’s his right to destroy it as he sees fit. The money and power, which was ill gotten, only made him more dangerous.

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5. According to Mary Trump's book, his mother was warned against having more children after his sister

Due to her poor health. But she then gave birth to both Donald and his younger brother, so wasn't there in his earliest years because she was often hospitalized. The only caretaker was his eldest sister who was only a child herself - and his father had no interest in young children. So Donald grew up to be a bully, looking for attention, and when he reached his teens he was so incorrigible that his parents sent him away to military school...

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8. A perfect storm for the fraud he would become

Now, it’s time for accountability and he’s a scared pathetic little man.

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4. He's a fraud who wasted 400 millions in inheritance playing prolific conman.

Defrauding banks, insurance companies, state and country taxpayers along with stiffing workers and contractors.

And sexually assaulting "beautifuls" bragging "they let" him "do it"

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6. All learned traits that groomed him for the menace he is today

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7. Not to mention all his failed businesses

His first failures were the casinos - even though his father sent his driver to buy $3 million in chips - which did not help. And his father was fined for not having a gaming license. He was so desperate for money that he attempted to disinherit his siblings - until his mother found out. And he ended up selling his father's lucrative business at a loss because he was so desperate for money, he never had enough. Mary Trump talks about this in her book.

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9. All Perfectly Stated by Lawrence.